Salvador Dali

Born: May 11, 1904 Figures, Spain

Died: January 23, 1989 Figures, Spain

Type of artist: Spanish surrealist painter

Art periods: Surrealism, Modern Art, Cubism, and

Dada

Important Facts about Salvador Dali:

He went to Paris and began interacting with artists such as Picasso, Magritte
and Mir, which led to Dal's first Surrealist phase
Salvador Dali expanded his artistic exploration into the world of film-making
when he collaborated with Luis Buuel In two films, Un Chien andalou and
L'Age d'or
By 1930, Salvador Dal had become a notorious figure of the Surrealist
movement

MOST IMPORTANT ARTS OF WORK:

The Persistence of Memory

Swans Reflecting Elephants

The Great Masturbator

What makes this person's art great?

Something that makes this artist great is that his work is very unique. If
someone were to see Dalis work we would know tis his. His art is different
form he rest of the artist because of the way he paints and the way he
designs his paintings as well

Why did you choose this artist?

I chose this artist because I wanted to find a little bit more of their
background history and I wanted to learn little more about their paintings

Be an Art Critic:

The work of art I am critiquing is called:

Swans Reflecting Elephants __
The artist's name is Salvador Dali_
This is what I see when I look at the artwork.
When I see this art work I see a lot of creativity in it. There is so much to look at in this picture.
There is swan reflecting the image of elephants and it looks like there is trees representing the
elephants as well. I also see a man in the left corner on a mountain starring at the ground.
All art is made using a variety of art elements: line, shape, color, texture and space. The one or two elements that
stand out in this piece of work are: The two elements that stand out in this piece of work are definitely

shape and color.

Artists create a mood with their work. Sometimes the mood is happy, sometimes sad, and sometimes
angry. Sometimes, the art makes the viewer feel alone. The mood for this artwork is

I feel like this painting makes you fell curious and wanting to learn more about the painting itself
and explore more about the painting
Artists try to communicate or send messages with their art work. What message do you think the artist
was trying to send with this work?

I think that this artist is trying to tell a story about a man the jungle. I say this because of the
different animals show on the pictures and the variety of trees as well.
I like X I do not like ____ this artwork because

I find the painting very interesting and makes me want to go more in depth with the painting and
learn more about it and see the actual story behind the painting.